Austerity

By Michael Burton | 01 October 2019

Social care is still the issue that threatens to derail the Conservative party's forthcoming elec...

FINANCE

Don't erode new funding with fresh obligations

By Gary Fielding | 01 October 2019

The Spending Round was good news for councils, but if there is a systematic erosion of that fundi...

HOUSING

Prospering the Warrington way

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2019

In the wake of austerity, Warrington’s commercial strategy – mixing small investment with smart a...

WHITEHALL

Tory spending plans could be derailed by economic downturn - IFS

By Michael Burton | 01 October 2019

Multi-billion pound Conservative spending plans could be derailed by a further deterioration in t...

BUSINESS

Trading services expenditure increases by third

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2019

Local authority expenditure on trading services rose by a third in real terms from 2017/18 to 201...

WHITEHALL

Norfolk considers £16m new savings

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2019

Norfolk CC is considering new savings of £15.8m next year on top of already-agreed savings of £31...

BUSINESS

Growth in council loans and commercialism boosts Arlingclose profits

By Martin Ford | 25 September 2019

Financial consultancy Arlingclose has reported a growth in profits, boosted by councils’ ‘overtly...

SOCIAL CARE

Austerity takes a back seat – for the election

By Michael Burton | 24 September 2019

The election battleground is now about which party can be more forceful in turning its back on au...

The new outsourcing landscape

By Heather Jameson | 24 September 2019

With the impact of austerity and the collapse of high-profile firms like Carillion, outsourcing i...

FINANCE

Holyrood urged to find extra cash for Glasgow

By Mark Conrad | 24 September 2019

Scotland’s finance secretary, Derek MacKay, is under renewed pressure to find additional funding ...

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